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This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CFDA 15.664 - Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance) provides $225,874.72 to the Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) to continue and expand community science, education, monitoring, and outreach programs supporting migratory fish management goals in the Connecticut River watershed. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) designing and implementing community and applied science monitoring...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports research to develop a generative channel modeling framework for 6G upper mid-band (FR3) spectrum. The key goals are to reduce the channel probing overhead and enable efficient interference management and spectrum coexistence for 6G cellular networks, leveraging innovations in generative AI. The prime awardee, the University of...

The Council of Western State Foresters received a $222,222 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region to support community wildfire protection and planning efforts in western states. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Community Wildfire Defense Grants program (CFDA #10.720), this award will support the development and updating of community wildfire protection plans for at-risk communities over a five-year period from...

The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command awarded a $413,329 Cooperative Agreement to Colorado State University on September 9, 2024 under the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations program (CFDA 12.005). The purpose of this award is to conduct a feasibility study and proof-of-concept for novel secure authentication and chemical/hazard labeling technologies to improve accuracy of hazardous materials and safety data sheets, and provide rapid risk assessment and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) under the Wholesale Farmers and Alternative Market Development program (CFDA 10.164). The $599,996 award to Michigan State University supports a multi-phase project to redesign and conduct the National Farmers Market Managers Survey (NFMMS). Key objectives include convening stakeholders to define survey goals, redesign the questionnaire, and develop a...

The Colorado State Forest Service was awarded a $812,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region to implement the 2022 Colorado State Forest Action Plan from September 16, 2022 through August 31, 2027. The grant was awarded under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #10.664), which aims to assist nonfederal forest lands through activities such as genetically improved tree seeds and seedlings production, tree seeds and...

The California Fire Safe Council, Inc. was awarded a $2.8 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program (CFDA 10.698). The grant will support wildland fire risk reduction activities in California from September 2022 through August 2027. The State & Private Forestry Cooperative Fire Assistance program aims to assist in controlling rural fires and developing new approaches to fire...

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R2-Rocky Mountain Region awarded $6,973,754 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 10.664) to Colorado State University on August 24, 2022 for completion by July 31, 2027. The Project Grant funding will support wildfire mitigation services delivered by Colorado State University and sub-awardee West Region Wildfire Council. Specifically, the Council will conduct 200 site visits to educate homeowners on property wildfire...

This Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), provides $363,184 to Conservation Legacy's Southwest Conservation Corps to support biological technician and communications placements at the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado. The project is funded through the FWS's Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676), which aims to engage youth and veterans in conservation work, environmental...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 awarded a $600,000 cooperative agreement to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under the Adaptive Science program (CFDA 15.670) to support monitoring of fuel management projects for sensitive species from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026. The award will fund monitoring the effects of planned fuels management projects on Pacific fishers in Klamath National Forest and synthesizing previously documented wildlife responses to...